A Texas mother is asking for the public’s help after her 19-year-old daughter disappeared from their home on Christmas Eve morning.
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office issued a missing person bulletin Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 24, regarding Camila Mendoza Olmos. Authorities said she was last seen leaving her home in the 11000 block of Caspian Spring in northwest Bexar County at approximately 6:58 a.m. local time.
“Video footage from that time shows an unknown individual, believed to be Camila, searching inside her vehicle for an unidentified item,” the bulletin stated. “Moments later, the footage ends. It is believed that she left the residence on foot, as her vehicle remained at the location.”
Investigators noted that Camila typically went out for a morning walk, but she did not return within a reasonable amount of time.
Camila is described as 5 feet, 4 inches tall and 110 lbs. She was last seen wearing a black hoodie, baby blue pajama bottoms and white shoes, officials said. She may have had her car keys and driver’s license with her when she left, according to the sheriff’s office.
A CLEAR alert has been issued for Camila by the Texas Department of Public Safety, identifying her as a missing adult who is “possibly endangered.”
Camila’s mother, Rosario Olmos, spoke with CBS affiliate KENS in a story published Thursday, Dec. 25. Rosario said she and her daughter had been sleeping in the same bed that morning and remembered feeling Camila get up.
About 90 minutes later, Rosario said she woke up and realized Camila wasn’t in the house — but her car was still there. When she tried calling her daughter, she said the phone was left behind on the bed.
“I put it to charge and went out to look for her. I thought I would find her like other times, walking, and we would come home together,” Rosario told the outlet.
After checking with Camila’s boyfriend and father — both of whom reportedly said they hadn’t seen her — Rosario contacted authorities.
Family and friends searched for Camila on Christmas Day, but those efforts did not lead to her being found.
“I only ask God to please bring her back home,” Rosario, who also asked for prayers from the community, told KENS. “Bring her back to me.”
Anyone with information about Camila’s whereabouts is urged to call the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office at (210) 335-6000 or email the missing persons unit at missingpersons@bexar.org.
